Gujarat High Court
Haiderbhai Isabhai Manek vs State Of Gujarat on 14 June, 2017
Author: A.Y. Kogje
Bench: A.Y. Kogje
R/CR.MA/12316/2017 ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL ) NO. 12316
of 2017
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HAIDERBHAI ISABHAI MANEK....Applicant(s)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT....Respondent(s)
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Appearance:
MR V B MALIK, ADVOCATE for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS CM SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.Y. KOGJE
Date : 14/06/2017
ORAL ORDER
1. This is an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with FIR registered at Prohibition C.R. No. 5225/2016 before Dhangadhra City Police Station for the offence punishable under Sections 66B and 65E of Prohibition Act.
2. The learned advocate appearing on behalf of the applicant would submit that considering the nature of offence, the applicant may be enlarged on anticipatory bail by imposing Page 1 of 5 HC-NIC Page 1 of 5 Created On Thu Aug 17 08:31:18 IST 2017 R/CR.MA/12316/2017 ORDER suitable conditions.
3. On the other hand, the learned APP appearing for the respondent-State has opposed this application and granting anticipatory bail to the applicant looking to the nature and gravity of the offence.
4. I have heard the learned Advocates appearing for the respective parties and perused the investigation papers and have also taken into consideration the facts of the case, nature of allegations, role attributed to the applicant- accused and without discussing the evidence in detail, at this stage, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. This Court has also taken into consideration the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. as reported at [2011] 1 SCC 6941, wherein the Hon'ble Apex Court reiterated the law laid down by the Constitutional Bench in the case of Shri Gurubaksh Singh Sibbia & Ors., as reported at (1980) 2 SCC 665.
5. Following aspects are considered:-
I. Considering the nature of allegations in the Page 2 of 5 HC-NIC Page 2 of 5 Created On Thu Aug 17 08:31:18 IST 2017 R/CR.MA/12316/2017 ORDER FIR and muddamal article involved in the offence.
II. No antecedents are reported.
6. Learned Advocate for the applicant on instructions states that the applicant is ready and willing to abide by all the conditions, including impositions of conditions with regard to the powers of Investigating Agency to file an application before the competent court for his remand. He would further submit that upon filing of such application by the Investigating Agency, the right of applicant accused to oppose such application on merits may be kept open.
7. In the result, the present application is allowed by directing that in the event of arrest of the applicant herein in connection with FIR registered at Prohibition C.R. No.5225/2016 before Dhangadhra City Police Station, the applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousands only) with one surety of the like amount on the following conditions that he shall:
(a) Till filing of charge sheet, to stay out of revenue limits of Dhangadhra except for appearing before the Court and the investigating officer;
(b) cooperate with the investigation and make himself available for interrogation whenever Page 3 of 5 HC-NIC Page 3 of 5 Created On Thu Aug 17 08:31:18 IST 2017 R/CR.MA/12316/2017 ORDER required;
(c) remain present at the concerned Police Station on 21.06.2017 between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. and to report fortnightly;
(d) not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the fact of the case so as to dissuade him/them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer;
(e) not obstruct or hamper the police investigation and not to play mischief with the evidence collected or yet to be collected by the police;
(f) at the time of execution of bond, furnish the address to the investigating officer and the court concerned and shall not change his residence till the final disposal of the case till further orders;
(g) not leave India without the permission of the Court and if having passport, shall deposit the same before the Trial Court within a week; and
(h) it would be open to the Investigating Officer to file an application for remand if he considers it proper and just and the learned Magistrate would decide the same on merits;
8. Despite this order, it would be open for the Investigating Agency to apply to the competent Magistrate, for Police remand of the applicant. The applicant shall remain present before the learned Magistrate on the first date of hearing of such application and on all subsequent occasions, as may be directed by the learned Magistrate. This would be sufficient to treat the accused in the judicial custody for the Page 4 of 5 HC-NIC Page 4 of 5 Created On Thu Aug 17 08:31:18 IST 2017 R/CR.MA/12316/2017 ORDER purpose of entertaining application of the prosecution for police remand. This is, however, without prejudice to the right of the accused to seek stay against an order of remand, if, ultimately, granted, and the power of the learned Magistrate to consider such a request in accordance with law. It is clarified that the applicant, even if, remanded to the Police custody, upon completion of such period of Police remand, shall be set free immediately, subject to other conditions of this anticipatory bail order.
9. At the trial, the Trial Court shall not be influenced by the prima-facie observations made by this Court while enlarging the applicant on bail. Rule is made absolute.
D.S. permitted.
(A.Y. KOGJE, J.) MAYA Page 5 of 5 HC-NIC Page 5 of 5 Created On Thu Aug 17 08:31:18 IST 2017